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Table 1 Frequency distribution of TaqI and ApaI genotypes among non-osteoporotic and osteoporotic groups

From: Narrative role of vitamin D receptor with osteoporosis and obesity in a sample of Egyptian females: a pilot study

Variables

 

Non-osteoporotic (N = 74)

Osteoporotic (N = 23)

Chi-square

N

%

N

%

 

Vit. D receptor

Taq1

Homo

42

56.8

18

78.3

0.064

Hetero

32

43.2

5

21.7

 

Apa1

Homo

47

63.5

22

95.7

0.012*

Hetero

26

35.1

1

4.3

 

Mutant

1

1.4

0

0

 
  1. N.B. *P < 0.05 = significant differences